Full Time CFI Hours

[bc2209]

For all of you full time CFI guys out there, how many hours are you averaging per month (sim time included)?

 

[thevideographer]

50-60 flight hours per month.

 

[Gear_Is_Up]

70-90 flight hrs, 50 ground

 

[Zondaracer]

Slow winter months - 60hrs of flight time
Summer months - 100 hrs of flight time

 

[Colin Levy]

Same as the guy above, 60-100 hours a month depending on the season and the weather.

Though I did manage to log 149.1 hours one month. The regionals didn't believe me at the interview. Told them to check my companies records.

 

[A150K]

I did 160 hours last month...I typically average around 100 ish per month.

 

[nosehair]

100 ish per month is the overall average ranging from 60 to 120 depending on season/wx mainly.

 

[andre2041]

40-60 flight hours per month.

 

[poser765]

I did 160 hours last month...I typically average around 100 ish per month.

There is working hard and working too hard.

This is an example of the latter.

 

[A150K]

There is working hard and working too hard.

This is an example of the latter.

Oh..trust me. It hurt and I hated my life for about a week afterwards. It was sorta necessary though...We had a long list of instrument students to get done in a short period of time (international students) and there are only 4 of us who work in my schools instrument program as opposed to 8 or 9 in the Private program, so we all had to work our asses off. Atleast we got a bonus for our extra effort.

 

[bc2209]

I'm asking because my (fingers crossed) new job will pay a premium for three consecutive months of 71 hours. Anything over that number each month will be paid at a much higher rate. However, if you don't meet the minimum you get no hourly pay. However we are salary.

 

[Sosee]

Ugh...some of these numbers are crazy! 149 hours in one month as a CFI woulda made me ready to commit Hari-Kari.

 

[highflyer14]

I did 160 hours last month...I typically average around 100 ish per month.

Sorry to bring back an old post but is there a max number of hours a CFI can have per month? I heard 8 hours a day/100 flight hours per month was the regulation. If so, how did you manage to get 160 hours (or was that including ground and sim time)?

 

[Colin Levy]

61.195 says "In any 24-consecutive-hour period, a flight instructor may not conduct more than 8 hours of flight training"

Not sure where you got the 100 in a month, you may of read something pertaining to 121 operations.

 

[A150K]

Sorry to bring back an old post but is there a max number of hours a CFI can have per month? I heard 8 hours a day/100 flight hours per month was the regulation. If so, how did you manage to get 160 hours (or was that including ground and sim time)?

8 in 24 is the only limit. Just as long as you comply with that, you're good. I've done close to 140 before.

 

[highflyer14]

Yes I was mistaken, thank you for clarifying.

 

[Av80r13]

Sorry to bring back an old post but is there a max number of hours a CFI can have per month? I heard 8 hours a day/100 flight hours per month was the regulation. If so, how did you manage to get 160 hours (or was that including ground and sim time)?

tskkkk..

back log/ fwd log.

knew a dpe that did that.

 

[tcco94]

I did 160 hours last month...I typically average around 100 ish per month.

Where in the hell are you working?!

 

[A150K]

Where in the hell are you working?!

Not there anymore, but I was at Riverside Flight Center in Tulsa, OK. They're hiring if you're interested.

 

[mshunter]

I never really looked, but towards the end of being a full time CFI, I was getting close to 8 a day, 7 days a week. That meant 12-14 hour days most days.

 

[highflyer14]

^ Yep, that sounds about right for the average CFI at my flight school. 98% foreign students with training contracts/student visas so there's a lot of pressure to finish their training quick.

 

[hook_dupin]

The full-time dudes at the place I used to work at regularly did 100 hours a month.